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K2-K6:
There are some services offered as many archives used microfilm etc to store documents.
Search for "microfiche to digital " for services. May be too commercial and involved for this scenario, plus copyright potentially.
As a rough any ready test, use masking tape to stick a sample to a window in daylight, then see what you can resolve with something like a phone camera at close range.
Ideally you need the smallest sized sensor (physical dimensions) with the highest megapixel count, combined with the closest focus ability.
If you can get it onto the chip at something aproaching life size, then the software will handle the viewing size. Plus being monochromatic, it should give decent sharpening to the details.
AndyD:
Morning,
I've got a big old microfiche scanner in the garage at home - I can check this evening if it's working OK and if so happy to scan and convert to a pdf if you'd like.
Cheers,
Andy
Bryanj:
Andy thats great. If it works pm me your address and i will post it to you then put pdf copies up for all
K2-K6:
That's a bit of a result, surprising what we keep in our garages. :)
AndyD:
Spent a happy half hour dusting down the scanner and all seems to be working fine after a quick play so happy to give it a go. I’ll drop a pm with my address.
Had a phase a few years ago buying fiches for no real reason except they were cheap and vaguely interesting! Ended up with hundreds of them so needed something to make them useful for the bikes I wanted to restore and found this scanner which came from the Bank of England. Huge beast but so far has worked well to get fiches into the pc.
If you ever have any specific bike fiche you need let me know and I’ll see if I’ve got one here to scan in.
Cheers
Andy
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